WEBVTT - Investigation Update | 1 - Police reopen the case

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<v Speaker 1>Dear Rashie Rochelle.

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<v Speaker 2>Rochelle, Dear Rachelle inside the new true crime podcast.

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<v Speaker 3>Now her case is being brought back into the spot

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<v Speaker 3>captivating audiences already. Rachelle Child Chellechelle Child a beautiful and

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<v Speaker 3>vibrant young woman. Her killer has never been brought to justice.

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<v Speaker 3>The new podcast by True Crime Australia. Come a podcast,

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<v Speaker 3>Catch a Killer.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the first update episode of Dear Rochelle. You're

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<v Speaker 2>behind the scenes access to this live podcast investigation. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>your host, Ashley Hanson. In this episode, you'll hear Christy,

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<v Speaker 2>Rachelle's sister rean to the incredible response from listeners and

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<v Speaker 2>share why she was inspired to do this podcast thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to the encouragement of her best friend Mindy.

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<v Speaker 3>Both will be joining us soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Plus you'll hear a breakthrough moment just hours after launch,

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<v Speaker 2>when we are received promising news from New South Wales

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<v Speaker 2>Police about Rochelle's case. But first, let's take you back

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<v Speaker 2>to Friday, the twenty first of March twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>the day Dear Rochelle went live after a year long investigation.

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<v Speaker 3>Everything had been leading up to this moment.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the first time Christy and I saw each

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<v Speaker 2>other since the podcast launched.

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<v Speaker 3>Hello, how are you?

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<v Speaker 1>How are you?

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<v Speaker 3>How you feeling?

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<v Speaker 4>It's so beautiful.

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<v Speaker 3>He's stunning, isn't she here?

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<v Speaker 4>We listened to her. There are two episodes on the way in. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>they're amazing. Okay, it's really really well done.

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<v Speaker 3>She's everywhere.

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<v Speaker 5>That's what she deserves.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, go hard or go home.

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<v Speaker 4>She used to say that to you.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it.

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<v Speaker 4>I love it. I mean, you can't get bigger than this. Hey,

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<v Speaker 4>it's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 2>After feeling forgotten for so many years, How do you

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<v Speaker 2>feel now?

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<v Speaker 3>I was saying this to my family the other day.

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<v Speaker 4>I used to walk past her car in the shed

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<v Speaker 4>and I just had this not here. It just didn't

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<v Speaker 4>sit right that nothing was happening and that I wasn't

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<v Speaker 4>doing anything. And I just always felt kind of powless,

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<v Speaker 4>like I couldn't do anything. And that's gone. Now I

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<v Speaker 4>feel like we're finally doing something for her, and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>just humped, and this is we couldn't have done anything else,

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<v Speaker 4>Like this is the biggest we could possibly have made it,

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<v Speaker 4>and we've done it. I hope that this turns into

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<v Speaker 4>eventually a criminal charge and a conviction. And yeah, and

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<v Speaker 4>to know what happened to her, that's we want to

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<v Speaker 4>know that too. But I just want that person taken

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<v Speaker 4>out of the community.

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<v Speaker 3>You deserve the answers.

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<v Speaker 4>She deserves this too.

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<v Speaker 3>She deserves.

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<v Speaker 5>She deserves this. Yeah, this is just.

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<v Speaker 4>Unbelievable. We're very lucky, very grateful to you. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 4>popping into my dams anytime.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm so proud of you.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah I did. Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>Within just hours of launching Dear Rochelle, we received a

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<v Speaker 2>case update from New South Wales Police about the latest

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<v Speaker 2>status of Rochelle's cold case. Here's Christie and her Mum's

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<v Speaker 2>reaction as I broke the news to them.

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<v Speaker 3>Big day, very big.

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<v Speaker 2>So I put some questions to the New South Wales

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<v Speaker 2>Police Force about Rochelle's case and we ask them, where

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<v Speaker 2>does her case currently sit?

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<v Speaker 3>What is the status? Are you ready for the answer?

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<v Speaker 3>I think so the matter has.

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<v Speaker 2>Been assessed and he's now in reinvestigation under strike force

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<v Speaker 2>to LAP.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh shit, they've reopened it. Wow, well done. That's unbelievable. Shit,

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<v Speaker 4>So what does that mean? Then?

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<v Speaker 2>They said it's been reinvestigated since January this year and

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<v Speaker 2>the reason they didn't tell you is for operational reasons

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<v Speaker 2>and that is sometimes part of their protocol.

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<v Speaker 6>So they're investigating right now. That's what they said far out.

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<v Speaker 6>How much difference do you think that will make? Well,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean it doesn't matter what we do.

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<v Speaker 4>They have to act and they're on board so early,

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<v Speaker 4>they're already before we even launched.

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<v Speaker 3>Holy shit.

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<v Speaker 4>Is huge.

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<v Speaker 2>The reinvestigation commenced in January twenty twenty five, and in

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<v Speaker 2>New South Wales Police Force standard operating procedures, the family

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<v Speaker 2>are not always immediately notified for operational reasons. To date,

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<v Speaker 2>police are in regular contact with Rochelle's family that have

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<v Speaker 2>not formally been told of the reinvestigation, just that the

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<v Speaker 2>matter was under a current assessment. There will be ongoing

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<v Speaker 2>and future contact with Rochelle's family.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't take a while for that to sink in properly.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you want to call your mom?

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<v Speaker 2>I do?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, let's call your mom.

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<v Speaker 4>So Ashley got an email from the police today, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>smiling what they've reopened Rochelle's case. Oh yeah yeah, Strikeforce

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<v Speaker 4>Tea Lappy's back in operation. Wow, oh my gosh.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah that's so good.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow yeah, unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>Hoh yes, it's bloody fantastic. Honestly, holy someone's listen.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, look a bit.

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<v Speaker 7>To make them do that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's good, deem share done so well, big team. Everything's

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<v Speaker 1>sort of come together because of all of your old important.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, yeah you too, Mum, oh lot, you did lots

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<v Speaker 4>and you let me do it. Let me rip open

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<v Speaker 4>all the let us rip open all of the old

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<v Speaker 4>wounds and.

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<v Speaker 5>Let us do it. Yeah, thanks, ma'am. Here we go again, eh, yep?

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<v Speaker 2>Take two?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Take eight hundred and forty three. See how we

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<v Speaker 4>go with the team that we've got and the reach

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<v Speaker 4>that we've got. I reckon, we'll get somewhere this time.

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<v Speaker 5>Something has, something will come out of it. Much of

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<v Speaker 5>what level, but something.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm really proud of the police for seeing this as

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<v Speaker 4>an opportunity and not seeing it as a criticism.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm joined now by Christy, Rochelle's sister and her best friend, Mindy.

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<v Speaker 2>After twelve months, the Dear Rochelle podcast is finally live.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you both feeling pretty pumped about it?

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<v Speaker 5>Pretty excited. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the reaction been from your friends and family? I

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<v Speaker 3>think most people have left me alone.

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<v Speaker 4>I think they probably think that we're really busy and

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<v Speaker 4>they don't want to bother me, But yeah, just overwhelming support. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 4>everyone's been Yeah, behind one hundred percent. What about your mum?

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<v Speaker 4>How's Anne doing? Yeah, she's good. She's looking after my

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<v Speaker 4>little one at home while I'm down here. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I think she's tired, but she's I think both of

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<v Speaker 4>our emotions are sort of going up and down. I

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<v Speaker 4>think she's still not really sure what to expect from

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<v Speaker 4>so every time I call her, she's gets a bit

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<v Speaker 4>anxious at me.

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<v Speaker 5>Guess what she's going to say this time.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, we're just happy that there's things happening for

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<v Speaker 4>her and we just couldn't be proud of you and

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<v Speaker 4>the team and thankful.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that's a privilege. We've got a couple of tips through.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that make you feel more confident that this could

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<v Speaker 2>be what the case needs for a breakthrough?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm really confident, actually, I mean I always say that

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<v Speaker 4>I'm careful about being hopeful, but I'm confident that we

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<v Speaker 4>are going to find out a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 4>we didn't already know, and we already have.

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<v Speaker 2>What would you say to anyone out there that is

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<v Speaker 2>holding back information and why should they come forward?

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<v Speaker 4>You know we're not going to be angry that you

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<v Speaker 4>haven't come forward before. I understand that. You know, certain

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<v Speaker 4>relationships can prevent you from coming forward, but now is

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<v Speaker 4>the time to do it. And even if you think

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<v Speaker 4>it's insignificant, a potential isn't. So yeah, come and tell

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<v Speaker 4>the people who can figure out whether it is significant

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<v Speaker 4>or not. Every little piece of the puzzle is really

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<v Speaker 4>important because there's still so many holes in the picture

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<v Speaker 4>we're trying to build.

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<v Speaker 2>How much does your best friend Minny's support mean to you,

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<v Speaker 2>especially through this process.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, it's awesome. She's been driving me around everywhere. We've

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<v Speaker 4>spent more time together in the last week than we

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<v Speaker 4>ever have. And I was just saying that on the

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<v Speaker 4>way here today. It's been really cool having a break

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<v Speaker 4>from our actual real life and getting to hang out

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<v Speaker 4>with her all day every day.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, her support is Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not a very touchy feely emotional person, but I

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<v Speaker 4>did say it. That's her, So you know, I couldn't

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<v Speaker 4>have done this without you.

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<v Speaker 5>And she goes, yes, you could have, but yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>It wouldn't have been this fun though. No, we got

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<v Speaker 3>a snow.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and she'll try to I'm not going to cry.

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<v Speaker 2>Mindy, what does this podcast mean to you Now it's live,

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<v Speaker 2>I cry.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I've seen a difference in Christie, so she is.

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<v Speaker 3>Definitely lighter. I think watching.

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<v Speaker 7>Christie this week has been probably the worst part for me,

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<v Speaker 7>because she's empowered. She's not quiet about it. We hardly

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<v Speaker 7>spoke about Rachelle for years. I avoided it, didn't want

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<v Speaker 7>to bring up that time. Now it's it's everywhere, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>I can't escape it, and I like it. I like

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<v Speaker 7>watching Christie in that, which is sounds silly, but it's

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<v Speaker 7>nice to see her empowered.

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<v Speaker 5>That's really nice.

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<v Speaker 2>How proud are you to be a part of something

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<v Speaker 2>like this that could potentially lead to a breakthrough in

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<v Speaker 2>the case.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes to big one, I'm proud of you. That'll do

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<v Speaker 4>to sh cry.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, there's moments in life that you not so proud

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<v Speaker 7>of and those that you are, and this is probably

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<v Speaker 7>right up there.

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<v Speaker 2>Said you're an incredible support to Christy and we're so

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<v Speaker 2>grateful to have you both key characters in the podcast

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<v Speaker 2>and following this live and we just hope that it

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<v Speaker 2>leads to what Rachelle deserves and your family deserves, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's justice.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>New episodes of Deer Rochelle drop on Fridays, visit Dearrochelle

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<v Speaker 3>A year for more